Yu Darvish

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Cubs signed RHP Yu Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract.

Cubs signed RHP Yu Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract. With Darvish arriving to Cubs' camp on Tuesday, the deal is now official. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the yearly salaries break down as follows: $25 million in 2018, $20 million in 2019, $22 million in 2020, $22 million in 2021, $19 million in 2022, and $18 million in 2023. [...]

2021 World Series Game 3: Carrasco, bullpen fail to stop Astros

HOUSTON - It was to be expected. We all knew going into Houston wasnt going to be easy, but it doesnt make it any easier to swallow.

After Aaron Nolas gem in Game 2 to tie the series, all of the nerves that took over this young team in Game 1 seemed to be gone. Manny Machados two-run home run at the top of the first to silence the Houston crowd definitely helped. So did the double-play tandem of Scott Kingery and J.P. Crawford which got Carlos Carrasco out of trouble not once but twice. And Odubel Herreras bases-clearing triple to put the Phils back up 6-5 at the top of the sixth inning